Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Going beyond the GDP bronze: India needs to improve agriculture productivity among other thingsedit
The Financial Express – Online
While inaugurating the newly-constructed Bharat Mandapam (International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre, the venue for the forthcoming G-20 summit) on July 26, prime minister Narendra Modi expressed immense pride in India’s growth since his government took office in 2014. India has ascended, he said, from being the 10th largest economy in the world in 2014 to the 5th largest in 2023.
Govt. Policies
How the Modi govt has come full circle on farm lawsedit
The Indian Express – Online
More than three years have passed since the Narendra Modi government enacted its three farm reform laws — first through ordinance in June and then Parliament in September 2020. It was billed as the “1991 moment” for Indian agriculture.
Paddy in India
Agri dept sets up seedling hubs to automate paddy transplantingedit
The Statesman – Online
The state Agriculture Department has set up seedling hubs under farm mechanisation that are efficient in transplanting paddy seedlings with the help of transplanter machines. According to sources in the department, each seedling hub consists of ‘trays’ in which paddy seeds are sown and seedlings are prepared on mats that can be set on a paddy transplanter machine for sowing in rows automatically. Each machine costs around Rs 3 to 3.20 lakhs along with trays.